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Cleveland Golf's Classic Driver: Blending technology and tradition by Athena Mary
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Cleveland Golf's Classic Driver: Blending technology and tradition by ATHENA MARY
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| Article Posted: 06/06/2012 |
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Cleveland Golf's Classic Driver: Blending technology and tradition |
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One of my pet peeves in golf announcing is when people like Johnny Miller refer to fairway woods as “fairway metals.” Yes, clubs that used to be made from wood are now made from metal, but it’s not like anyone will think Tiger is swinging a persimmon 3-wood if we call it a “3-wood.” (Note that these same announcers still call irons “irons” rather than “steels.” So their stuffy precision is actually quite arbitrary.) Using the term “woods” to describe drivers and fairway woods is a nice tip o’ the tam to the not-so-distant equipment past. Many of us — including, I suspect, Mr. Miller — have fond memories of using wooden woods: the rich sheen of shellacked persimmon against the background of the green turf, the voluptuous pear-shaped heads, solid “thwack” on a well struck shot. Related Articles Golf equipment reviews at winnergolfgear.com Cleveland Golf is more than just wedges Cleveland Golf’s CG7 Tour Black Pearl Irons: A real treasure All of these features have been sorely lacking since the advent of the titanium driver, especially the “thwack,” which has been supplanted by every “clink,” “clank,” “tink,” “tank” and “crash” imaginable. Until now. New for 2012, Cleveland Golf is introducing the Cleveland Classic Driver (MSRP $300). The newest horse in the Cleveland stable has a mahogany-shaded crown, traditional pear-shaped head, faux-brass sole plate with an old-timey “1? on it and a brass-colored titanium face insert. It’s even shipped in a heavy-duty cardboard tube with brass endcaps and a riveted leather handle and comes with a black-and-white pleather headcover. Lying beneath the classic camouflage is only the latest high-tech engineering. The Classic has the deepest face of any driver Cleveland has ever produced. The Classic also comes in 270g and 290g weights, for slower and faster swings, respectively. The shaft is also fully modern: Miyazaki C. Kua Special Edition. The Cleveland Classic is sort of like a Terminator wrapped in Ben Hogan’s skin. How the Cleveland Classic Driver plays I could not wait to hit the first tee with the Cleveland Classic in my bag. When the first swing with a club results in a 280 blast into the wind straight down the fairway, it’s hard to complain. Such was the case with the Classic. And every bit as satisfying as the result of that first swing was the sound, the beautiful, beautiful “thwack” of contact — the closest thing to a persimmon wood I’ve heard on a golf course since true woods went the way of the stegosaurus. The faux-brass face insert is excellent for tracking where you make contact with the ball. The enormously deep face makes it extremely easy to find the sweetspot. It wasn’t until the sixth hole of my home course until I missed the sweetspot, which is quite a feat for me. Interestingly, when I missed the sweetspot, the contact out toward the toe resulted in a dead-straight shot, with nearly no torque in the clubhead. It’s pretty nice after a semi-mishit to have only a 9-iron (or should that be a “9-steel,” Mr. Miller?) into the green on a par 5.
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